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Crimes That Shocked Australia
From the best-selling author of Murders that Shocked Australia comes another true crime anthology of shocking proportions. With enough gruesome tales to send shivers up your spine, join Ian Ferguson as he documents the most memorable moments in Australia's crime history. Gangland muders, kidnappings, hold-ups, mutilation and more, these crimes that occurred in our own backyard are hard to believe and not easy to forget. Covering a wide range of crimes and periods, from the bush ranger gangs to current day fugitives it is an eye-opening experience to relive these shocking crimes of Australia.
- GenresTrue Crime
384 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2008
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June 29, 2024
This is the first book on here where I'm like eh. This book was ok....very very slow to read and little detail was put into describing each crime/case. I would say this is because there was so many in the one book, so it lacked the detail I love about true crime.
However, one case stuck out to me and that's cause it hit a little too close to home.
My grandparents lived in Roma where my mother was raised. She was only 9 when Stacy Ann Tracy was murdered. Mum was friends with her and they lived very close, about 5 houses down. Her killer also just lived up the road. My Nan tells me stories that he was always eyeing my mum off too and always offering to give her a ride anytime eek.
Overall 3/5. There is more information in this world you can use to put into this book to make it way more interesting. Not a book, I would openly recommend.
However, one case stuck out to me and that's cause it hit a little too close to home.
My grandparents lived in Roma where my mother was raised. She was only 9 when Stacy Ann Tracy was murdered. Mum was friends with her and they lived very close, about 5 houses down. Her killer also just lived up the road. My Nan tells me stories that he was always eyeing my mum off too and always offering to give her a ride anytime eek.
Overall 3/5. There is more information in this world you can use to put into this book to make it way more interesting. Not a book, I would openly recommend.
March 19, 2022
An extremely frustrating book to read. A lot of cases are covered, some in very little detail. Only a few lines are provided for some cases, but I have given two stars because the author has included some lesser known crimes.
The editing of the book is appalling and grammatical errors can be found throughout. The sections on the Claremont murders and Daniel Morcombe have been updated for this edition, but the updates have simply been tacked onto the end of the existing writing. Therefore, they are very clumsy to read and contradict themselves somewhat. The section on Robert Farquarson has not been updated at all.
The editing of the book is appalling and grammatical errors can be found throughout. The sections on the Claremont murders and Daniel Morcombe have been updated for this edition, but the updates have simply been tacked onto the end of the existing writing. Therefore, they are very clumsy to read and contradict themselves somewhat. The section on Robert Farquarson has not been updated at all.
December 14, 2023
Some silly errors like calling Sarah Spiers Sandra and saying Daniel Morcombe disappeared in 1989 instead of 2003.
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